Liu v. Republic of China

892 F.2d 1419 Helen LIU, in her individual capacity, as heir and special administrator of the estate of Henry Liu, and as guardian ad litem for George Liu, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 87-2976. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 14, 1988. Decided Dec. 29, 1989. Gerard E. Harper and Arthur L. Liman, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, Jerome Garchik, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Daniel K. Mayers and David Westin, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Thomas G. Corcoran, Jr., Corcoran, Youngman & Rowe, Washington, D.C., John S. Martel, Farella, Braun & Martel, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before HUG, TANG and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge: OVERVIEW 1 Two gunmen acting on orders of Admiral Wong Hsi-ling (Wong), Director of the Defense Intelligence Bureau (DIB) of the Republic of China (ROC), shot and killed Henry Liu in Daly City, California. Helen Liu (Liu), his widow, appeals the district court's dismissal of her complaint for damages…